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| One of the people ( or animals) in a story |
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| The high point in the action |
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| A problem or a struggle between two opposing forces in a story |
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Person v. Person
Person v. Self
Person v. Society
Person v. Nature |
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| Part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described. |
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| The action and dialogue following the climax that lead the reader into the story's end. |
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| The feeling a piece of literature is intended to create in a reader. |
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| The action that makes up the story, following a plan called the plot line. |
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| The planned action or a series of events in a story. There are five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. |
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| The part of the story in which conflicts are resolved and the actions come to a satisfying end. |
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| the central part of the story during which various problems arise after a conflict is introduced. |
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| The distinctive way a writer uses language, including such factors as word choice, sentence length, arrangement and complexity, and the use of figurative language( simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, etc.) and imagery. |
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| The message about life or human nature that is "the focus" in the story that the writer tells. |
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